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This post is a follow up to my last two posts.

I just happened to see this clip on youtube of Francis Chan admonishing men to act like men, which got me thinking. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAe5ULE8n_4

Then I saw this clip of Mark Dris...

(This is a follow up to my last post: Is Gandhi in Hell?)

Jesus' name and image have often been hijacked to promote and teach a wide range of beliefs that either have nothing to do with him, or are actually diametrically opposed to him. His good news has been twisted and frequently changed ...

(This is the sermon I gave tonight at our Christmas eve service.)

     This past month during our Sunday night service we have been celebratin...

The Bible views Jesus’ death primarily as an act of substitutionary atonement. Jesus is the “lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). He died in our place, taking on himself the curse of death due us because of our sin. In this he made it possible for us to be reconciled with God.

Today is Fat Tuesday, better known as Mardi Gras – the festival of flesh. For the last couple of years my wife and I have celebrated the somewhat tamer Australian version, Pancake Tuesday. What is the reason for all this revelry? Ash Wednesday follows, marking the start of Lent – forty days of fasting, going without as a religious exercise. So, Tuesday is the l...

In my last post I said that I was the prodigal son’s brother. In this post I will explain what I meant by that. First, for those who are unfamiliar with the story of the prodigal son let me briefly sum up. There was a rich man who had two sons. One of the sons told his dad to give him his inheritance. That son took his money an...

What’s worse: legalism or antinomianism? Antinomianism is the belief that God’s grace frees Christians from the obligation of following his moral law. Legalism is the belief that we merit at least some part of our salvation through adherence to God’s moral law – and maybe a few o...

I am a materialist and a consumerist. I am not asserting a philosophical position, rather I am recognizing the way I feel and act. I was talking to my uncle about the new Kindles -- the electronic reading devices. Though they have their advantages, I still want real material books. I want to have bookshelves full of beautiful bo...

     Having a child has taught me one very important thing – I am a very selfish person. Comparing myself to others around me I could conclude that I’m really not that bad. I’m relatively patient, loving, generous, self-sacrificing so on and so on. But, I’ve known for a long time that comparing myself to others is an unreliable measure; a course fraught with many perils – not least of which is my own abilit...